As part of Classic FM’s 30th birthday celebrations, we have published a new interactive book, The Very Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – the perfect introduction to orchestral music for the maestro-in-making in your life. The piece uses nursery rhymes, which come together in the finale, to introduce the four sections of the orchestra and its instruments to children under 12. Philip Noyce has been the Managing Editor of Classic FM since March 2020 and a key part of the station for over a decade. In that time, he has written for a large array of radio programs and presenters, reaching millions of people. He has a first-class honors degree in Physics with Music from Royal Holloway, University of London and is a keen musician who plays the cello and electric bass. The Very Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra follows young Ava and Jayden on a magical journey, as they discover the instruments of the orchestra, and explore beautiful scenes inspired by the music.

Discover the main instruments of the orchestra accompanied by 10 sound clips of child-friendly famous pieces, including Lark Ascending, Flight of the Bumblebee, Carnival of the Animals, Rhapsody in Blue, and more. You’ll also find out all about some of classical music’s best-loved composers and their famous pieces along the way. Listen to Classic FM presenter, Zeb Soanes, read out an extract from the book below. The work is based on the Rondeau from Henry Purcell's incidental music to Aphra Behn's Abdelazer, [2] and is structured, in accordance with the plan of the original documentary film, as a way of showing off the tone colours and capacities of the various sections of the orchestra.

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EducationGuardian.co.uk hears the very first performance of A Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Andrew Cottee and speaks to conductor Kevin Hathway. Performed by the National Youth Orchestra. (2min 45sec) Tim Lihoreau is the presenter of the biggest breakfast show on commercial radio: Classic FM's More Music Breakfast. Tim has won a multitude of awards for his radio writing and production on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as being the author of eleven books. His Modern Phobias has been translated into eleven languages. With a degree in music from the University of Leeds, he was a professional pianist before moving into radio. Along with his wife, he runs three amateur choirs in his home village in Cambridgeshire and regularly plays the organ at his local church. A new narration was written by Simon Butteriss for the Aldeburgh Festival and broadcast live by CBBC presenter Johny Pitts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the Britten 100 celebrations in 2013. Find sources: "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Britten’s forceful approach may surprise some, but this recording will certainly engage both the orchestral novice and the initiated. Composer Andrew Cottee talks to Jessica Aldred about writing A Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. (3min 3sec) Introduce the maestro-in-making in your life to orchestral music. Follow Ava and Jayden on a magical journey as they discover the instruments of the orchestra and explore beautiful scenes inspired by the music. Young readers can discover instruments from the violin to the trumpet, and learn about the composers and their dazzling pieces. The spreads tell the story of the classical tune, while the sound button brings it to life. Ideal for young fans of classical music aged 4-7 years and those beginning to learn an instrument, The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is guaranteed to amaze and inspire. The story text leads you through magical scenes inspired by the orchestra and music with easy-to-read rhymes pulled out for younger readers and fascinating fact boxes to reinforce learning. The easy press buttons play 10 seconds of music each. Programme Notes". London Chamber Orchestra. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013 . Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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Comedian and author John Hodgman wrote a new narration of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra in 2015 for a series of performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra. [4] [5] [6] Jazz orchestra versions [ edit ] Slightly more softly focused than our previous contenders is the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis. The music is still supremely well played and the final fugue, which begins with the instruments joining in one by one, reaches a suitably grand climax.